Re:A Random Distribution of Wealth (2017)
by snowwrestler on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:46AM
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> People multiply until that land gets to the limit of what it can provide.
One of the big things we learned during the 20th Century is that this is not true. As basic needs are met, and people (especially women) are educated and socially empowered, population growth slows regardless of how much land is available.
Re:A Random Distribution of Wealth (2017)
by HWR_14 on Friday June 24, 2022 @01:50PM
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Also, as the danger shrinks. It's similar to, but not the same as, basic needs being met. But as medicine reduces the need to have 17 kids to have one survive to adulthood, people have fewer kids.
One of the big things we learned during the 20th Century is that this is not true. As basic needs are met, and people (especially women) are educated and socially empowered, population growth slows regardless of how much land is available.